[NCBI_ECDL_class] Re: FW: [CEUD-ICT] Panasonic TVs with voice guidance

  • From: "Theia Regan" <regantk@xxxxxx>
  • To: <ncbi_ecdl_class@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2012 22:53:41 +0100

Thanks for that. Will give it a look.
Enjoy easter theia

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Hi folks

I thought you might be interested in this information on accessible tv 

Kind regards
 
Tina Lowe
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[mailto:ceud-ict-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mark Magennis
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Subject: Re: [CEUD-ICT] Panasonic TVs with voice guidance

The new Panasonic talking TVs are compatible with Saorview. The Saorview
site lists them as "includes text to speech function". See
http://www.saorview.ie/product/panasonic-3/.

Unfortunately, they don't read out the menus, unlike other talking TV
products such as the Goodmans SmartTalk set top box which doesn't work at
all with Saorview and the Bush Australia BHAS03 set top box which works with
Saorview but with a few glitches such as telling you the Six-One News starts
at 2am and reading the word "sport" with an outrageously beer-drenched
accent. I've got one if you want a listen. In fact, I made a video of it on
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwDpmAxMxEg&feature=g-upl&context=G2172fe0AUA
AAAAAAAAA.

Mark
 
On 2 Apr 2012, at 14:36, Donal J. Rice wrote:

> Hi Folks, 
> some news making quite a stir is the announcement by Panasonic and RNIB of
the 2012 range of Panasonic TVs that have voice guidance available in UK and
Ireland.   
> Read the RNIB announcement here: 
> http://www.rnib.org.uk/livingwithsightloss/tvradiofilm/television/page
> s/accessible_tv.aspx
> 
> There is a homemade video showing it being used with the Freeview 
> service in the UK, and amazingly, the TV can readout the electronic 
> programming guide!  (No captions on the vdieo, I'm afraid.) 
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMuEHwcoR40&feature=youtube_gdata_playe
> r
> 
> Does anyone know if this is, or could potentially be, compatible with
SAORview? 
> 
> Kind regards,
> Dónal. 
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